Editing Prince Rupert of the Rhine (section)

==Parents and ancestry==
Rupert's father was [[Frederick V of the Palatinate]], of the [[Palatinate-Simmern]] branch of the [[House of Wittelsbach]]. As [[Elector Palatine]], Frederick was one of the most important princes of the [[Holy Roman Empire]]. He was also head of the [[Protestant Union]], a coalition of Protestant German states. The Palatinate was a wealthy state, and Frederick lived in great luxury.<ref>Spencer, pp. 6–7.</ref>

Frederick's mother, [[Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau]], was the daughter of [[William the Silent]] and half-sister of [[Maurice, Prince of Orange]], who as [[stadtholder]]s of [[Holland]] and other provinces were the leaders of the [[Dutch Republic]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/vrouwenlexicon/lemmata/data/LouiseJuliana|title=Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland|date=17 September 2019}}</ref>

Rupert's mother was [[Elizabeth of Bohemia|Elizabeth Stuart]], daughter of King [[James VI of Scotland and I of England]]. Thus Rupert was nephew of King [[Charles I of England and Scotland]], and first cousin of King [[Charles II of England and Scotland]], who made him [[Duke of Cumberland]] and [[Earl of Holderness]]. His sister [[Electress Sophia]] was the mother of [[George I of Great Britain]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historytoday.com/archive/sophia-hanover-dies|title = Sophia of Hanover Dies &#124; History Today}}</ref>

Rupert was named in honour of [[Rupert, King of Germany]], a famous Wittelsbach ancestor.<ref>Spencer, p. 2.</ref>